Internet of things in agriculture: a case study of smart dairy farming in Ontario, Canada
Internet of things in agriculture: a case study of smart dairy farming in Ontario, Canada
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2017
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eng
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9 pages
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The 15th International Conference on Developing Real-Life Learning Experience: Smart Education for Sustainable Development
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The objective of this paper is to report a case study of smart dairy farming in Ontario, Canada
which is the future of food production and ways that advancements related to the Internet of
Things (IoT). It is impacting upon agricultural practice in the form of smart farming. Smart
farming is the practice of intelligent agricultural management based upon technological data
gathering farm practice for the purpose of increased levels of quality, production, and
environmental protection. This paper will illustrate one example whereby partnerships among
the academic world, government agencies and local food producing communities in Canada are
adapting innovative thinking and smart technologies to address the need to implement the more
effective agricultural practice. Food From Thought is a Canadian research project, based upon
high-tech information systems to produce enough food for a growing human population while
sustaining the Earth’s ecosystems. The paper will outline how one dairy farmer in Ontario has
been able to apply smart farming technologies to increase milk production while maintaining the
health of his cattle and preserving the environment. The review of applications of smart farming
in Ontario such as digital tracking for a cow, genomic testing, digitally signaled birth, sensor
driven crop management and data driven dairy production also details in this article.